z_pleasantsj@... wrote: >While I >was attending Anderson University, I met several people whose words & >actions led me to seek healing and the filling of the Spirit. My church >had never promoted seeking to be Spirit-filled as it is promoted in more >charismatic churches. Most of the books I have read about healing ministry are by Roman Catholics: Francis MacNutt, Dennis and Matthew Linn, Barbara Schlemon Ryan, Benedict Heron, and Leo Thomas. I never thought of Roman Catholics as renowned for being "charismatic" or "spirit-filled." I guess that just goes to show how deep-rooted are our assumptions about traditions not our own. What kind of university is Anderson? >It was also while I was at Anderson University that >I lost the remainder of my vision--I was born with a very severe visual >impairment. Several weeks later muchof that vision was given back to me. >I still have the visual impairment, and I am still unable to see printed >materials, but every so often (usually after an important step forward in >my spiritual life), I notice small improvements. TBTG for your vision improvement! Yes, I notice that my physical health is impossible to separate from my spiritual health. When I suffered from clinical depression, it took months to figure out that it wasn't physical illness (I suspected allergies, or mononucleosis, or Epstein-Barr, or chronic fatigue syndrome). Once the doctor prescribed antidepressants, I was back to my normal self almost overnight. Despite the fact that my recovery was *visibly* due to prescription medication, it was *invisibly* due to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Once I had the chemical imbalance corrected, I was able to resume my life -- including my spiritual life. I know that God used that low, low point in my life to restore intimacy between myself and God. Once my spiritual health became as stable as my physical health, I was able to discontinue the antidepressants. Michelle Howard ** Portland, Oregon ** misdh@... Healing Prayer: An On-Line Resource for Christian Healing http://justus.anglican.org/resources/healing